UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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FilmHail, Caesar! to open Glasgow Film Festival 2016
Glasgow Film Festival will open with the new film from the Coen Brothers, and close with Charlie Kaufman’s celebrated stop-motion animation Anomalisa ... Read more »| 06 Jan 2016 -
MusicUnderworld to headline Festival of House
UK dance legends Underworld have been announced as headliners for the Festival of House event at Panmure Estate near Dundee next summer. Underworld, who pla... Read more »| 18 Dec 2015 -
MusicElectric Fields expands to second day for 2016
The Electric Fields festival will return as a two-day festival for its 2016 edition, it has been confirmed today. The eclectic Dumfries event will return to... Read more »| 17 Dec 2015 -
Film
Glasgow Youth Film Festival announces programme
Glasgow Youth Film Festival (12-15 Feb) has announced that it will open with historical horror film The Witch The debut from writer-director Robert Egg... Read more »| 09 Dec 2015 -
Film
Wings of Desire at Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey becomes the stage for pyrotechnics and a trapeze performance for Glasgow Film Festival's very special screening of Wim Wender's deeply romantic... Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
MusicGottwood festival announces 2016 line-up
The initial line-up for next year’s Gottwood festival has been unveiled, with Andrew Weatherall, Daniel Avery and Optimo all on the bill for the festival next June. Read more »| 02 Dec 2015
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Music
Liverpool Sound City announce first bands for 2016
Sleaford Mods and Young Fathers are among the initial clutch of artists to join the bill for next year's Liverpool Sound City festival. Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
MusicField Day announces first bands for 2016
PJ Harvey, the Thurston Moore Band, John Grant and GOAT are among the first names on the bill for the Field Day festival in London's Victoria Park on 11 & 12 June 2016. Read more »| 26 Nov 2015 -
Film
Glasgow Film Festival 2016: Early programme announcements
Glasgow Film Festival have revealed today some programme information about the 2016 addition, and some exciting news about a new strand dedicated to the film industry Read more »| 18 Nov 2015 -
Music
Live At Leeds announces first bands for 2016
Live at Leeds have announced the first wave of acts for next year's festival, which will feature a digital programme for the first time. Next year's Live at... Read more »| 16 Nov 2015 -
Art
Liverpool Biennial 2016: Artists announced
Liverpool Biennial have announced details of 37 artists from around the globe who will take part in next year's festival. Read more »| 16 Nov 2015 -
Festival Guide
Akram Khan's Giselle to premiere in Manchester
English National Ballet has announced that its new production of Giselle by Akram Khan will open at Manchester's Palace Theatre – with a score by Ben Frost Read more »| 11 Nov 2015 -
Festival Guide
Paul Mason at Manchester Literature Festival
Journalist and author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Paul Mason advocates the emergence of a new, sharing economy at an event as part of Manchester Literature Festival Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
Film
French Film Festival 2015: Preview
The annual French Film Festival returns for its 23rd edition, with another diverting, varied programme – we select some highlights Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
Film
LFF 2015 Highlights: The Discoveries
We've already shared our Best of LFF featuring the established filmmakers, now is the turn of the six less-celebrated filmmakers who screened kickass films this year Read more »| 03 Nov 2015